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Biography
Tuan Guru Haji Hashim Jasin is a Malaysian politician from PAS. He is appointed as the Spiritual Leader of Syura Council replacing the late Tuan Guru Datuk Dr. Haron Din following Dr Haron’s death in San Francisco, United States due to heart complications. In 1998, he was elected as Member of Parliament for Arau in a by-election, and was state assemblyman for Sanglang (1999-2013), and Perlis PAS commissioner (1991-2013).
Education
- Sekolah Melayu Jelampuk
- Sekolah Alawiyah, Arau
- University of Baghdad, Iraq (Bachelor's degree of Arabic Literature and Islamic Law)
Political career
PAS stance on opposition pact
On 20 October 2016, Hashim Jasin emphasized that the Islamist party PAS will not collaborate with other political parties to topple the current Prime Minister Najib Razak’s government as this would not benefit him or the party. He mentioned that previous attempts in the past had proven failed. In the early 90’s, PAS joined forces with Semangat 46 led by Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, then teaming up with DAP & PKR to form Barisan Alternatif in 1998 and subsequently Pakatan Rakyat in 2008. Hashim stressed that PAS would like to take charge of the opposition pact, rather than follow.